MILITARY SERVICE.
[To era EDITOE Or 777 " Sracraroa."]
Sta,—Believing that every young fellow should do some military service to fit him, should occasion arise, to take his part in protecting home and liberty, it was my intention to send each of my three sons, as they reached the age of seven- teen, to serve six months in some branch of the Army, this service to follow immediately after leaving school. On making inquiries I Said that this six months can be done with the infantry, but that for three or more subsequent years it is necessary to put in twenty-seven days' annual training. This is a stumbling-block. Where can the employers be found who will agree to take a youth into their office with the proviso that he be permitted to absent himself from business for practically one month per annum for three or more years? It surely would be to the interest of the country to allow all youths who are willing to put in six months' service to do so without any stipulation that might affect their future civilian
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